1970-09-18

71215823, Cedula No.

OFAC designated La Oficina as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act on June 26, 2014.  In addition to its direct involvement in narcotics trafficking, La Oficina is complicit in a variety of illicit activities including money laundering, extortion, and murder for hire.  Mesa Vallejo was designated on September 16, 2014 for his role in La Oficina.  Mesa Vallejo’s criminal subgroup, Los Chatas, designated today, operates within the larger criminal structure of La Oficina.  The three individuals designated today are lieutenants or partners of Mesa Vallejo and play leadership roles in Los Chatas: Edison Maya Rios (a.k.a. “Gomelo”); Geova Buritica Hincapie (a.k.a. “Camilo Chata” or “Mi Viejo”); and Jorge Oswaldo Zapata Berrio (a.k.a. “Jonas”).  The company Motos Y Repuestos Jota, a motorcycle repair business registered to Zapata Berrio and located in Medellin, Colombia, was also designated today.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0298

2015-12-10

US

Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598

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Blocking Property

The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 598 (FNKSR), implement the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901–1908), which provides authority for the application of sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations operating worldwide.

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